Grow Bags, again - Page 6

janezee · March 9, 2012

Thank you so much for that information, FD. I was operating on an all features being equal principle, and I'm delighted to know that there are different thicknesses involved. Good to know!

j

ExpendableZero · March 10, 2012

I ended up getting these that were advertised at 6mil:

http://www.htgsupply.com/Product-5-Gallon-Grow-Bags.asp

If you buy from them on ebay the shipping is only $6.

rigdond · March 10, 2012

Thanks for the tip Expendeble Zero!

janezee · March 10, 2012

OK, this is driving my crazy. I need black bags, because it's cold here, all summer. I just looked up our average daily high and low in August, our warmest month, and it's amazing: 73, and 53. dammit, that's not tomato weather!
So, after reading that "and black interior does not allow algea (sic) growth!", what I need to know is this:

1. Are these bags reversible?

2. Will algae then grow on the inside?

3. What will that do to my tomatoes, peppers, and eggplants?

Comments, please!

Thanks, j

March 10, 2012

I saw potato grow bags at Lowe's for $9.95-size about 18x20" with a velcro panel at the bottom to remove the spuds. I think I will design one- I can get a small roll of weed block for around $4. I have enough velcro to hold the world together, and that would be the big cost. Maybe some of you would buy bags?

ExpendableZero · March 11, 2012

Quote:

Originally Posted by janezee

1. Are these bags reversible?
Thanks, j

I will let you know when they get here.

Tracydr · March 11, 2012

Quote:

Originally Posted by CarolynPhillips

growing directly in the beds.

How far apart do you have those support poles for your strings? Do you have a picture of your string trellis system?

Tracydr · March 11, 2012

Quote:

Originally Posted by amideutch

Chief, I use an apple corer and make a hole in each end 1 1/2" above the inside bottom so as to form a reservoir. Then fill with growing media and plant my seedlings after putting them in a dip solution of Actinovate and Mycorrhoiza. If you take care of them they should last you three seasons. They keep the root zone at a more stable temperature even in direct sunlite and give a better environment for the soil fungi/bacteria (Mycorrhizae) due to the insulation provided by the styrofoam.
In fact the plant in the 10 Gal Smart Pot is Cowlick's Pink Brandywine taken in 2009.

Do you have a picture of an empty container with the reservoir hole, before you fill it?
What do you use for your growing medium?

simmran1 · March 11, 2012

Quote:

Originally Posted by janezee

OK, this is driving my crazy. I need black bags, because it's cold here, all summer. I just looked up our average daily high and low in August, our warmest month, and it's amazing: 73, and 53. dammit, that's not tomato weather!
So, after reading that "and black interior does not allow algea (sic) growth!", what I need to know is this:

1. Are these bags reversible?

2. Will algae then grow on the inside?

3. What will that do to my tomatoes, peppers, and eggplants?

Comments, please!

Thanks, j

http://www.hydroponics.net/c/549

J, The woven bags do not support algae growth on the int. or ext. I've only got black bags and w/full south exposure never saw any type of over heating. None of the bags are reversible, as they are sewn to be as they look in the product pictures. IF you can get over abundant rainfall in a short time frame the woven bags are best. -Randy

ExpendableZero · March 21, 2012

I tried reversing one of my bags and it didn't work very well. I would avoid the ones I linked if you need black.

CarolynPhillips · March 28, 2012

sorry, been working.
I gave the trusses extra support by placing a landscape timber at each truss and the trusses are 5 ft apart. The greenhouse is 24 feet wide. The landscape timbers are 5 ft from the main wall support on both sides. The center of the greenhouse use to have landscape timber support beams but I took them down cause they were in my way.

janezee · March 28, 2012

Sorry I missed this post sooner.
Thanks, EZ, for that info. I was afraid of that. I wasn't sure that it would be a good idea in the first place, but they look nice and sturdy. I'm looking at solid black ones now. Think I went a little bit overboard on the peppers and tomatoes. Just a little.

j

Quote:

Originally Posted by ExpendableZero

I tried reversing one of my bags and it didn't work very well. I would avoid the ones I linked if you need black.

janezee · March 28, 2012

Carolyn,
Insanely impressive, as usual! Thanks for all your helpful information.

kenny_j · March 30, 2012

Thanx loads to all for the info on this thread. Never thought I would ever grow in containers, now I am totally rethinking that. My big problem is my land is low and clay, amended a decent soil, the problem is 6" down it is white clay, and extremely slow to drain. Many years too wet til into june. Growing in bags may be the key for growing earlier tomatoes for me.

CsMcVey · April 17, 2012

I'm growing about 20 tomato plants this year, mostly cherry tomatoes. I have 5 and 10 gallon grow bags left over from last year. Am I ok w/ using the 5 gallon bags for all of my tomatoes? I have a PVC irrigation system on a timer so I can water twice a day easily.

Some of the varieties I am growing: Sungold, Sweet Million, Green Grape, Yellow Pear, Arkansas Traveler, Lemon Boy, Black Cherry, White Cherry.

March 10, 2012	#78
rigdond Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: S Florida Posts: 14	Grow bags on ebay Thanks for the tip Expendeble Zero!

March 28, 2012	#86
CarolynPhillips Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Nauvoo, Alabama Posts: 184	sorry, been working. I gave the trusses extra support by placing a landscape timber at each truss and the trusses are 5 ft apart. The greenhouse is 24 feet wide. The landscape timbers are 5 ft from the main wall support on both sides. The center of the greenhouse use to have landscape timber support beams but I took them down cause they were in my way. __________________ Happy Gardening Carolyn

March 9, 2012	#76
janezee Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Whidbey Island, WA Zone 7, Sunset 5 Posts: 931	Thank you so much for that information, FD. I was operating on an all features being equal principle, and I'm delighted to know that there are different thicknesses involved. Good to know! j

March 10, 2012	#77
ExpendableZero Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Alabama Zone: 7b Posts: 49	I ended up getting these that were advertised at 6mil: http://www.htgsupply.com/Product-5-Gallon-Grow-Bags.asp If you buy from them on ebay the shipping is only $6.

March 10, 2012	#80
JoParrott Guest Posts: n/a	I saw potato grow bags at Lowe's for $9.95-size about 18x20" with a velcro panel at the bottom to remove the spuds. I think I will design one- I can get a small roll of weed block for around $4. I have enough velcro to hold the world together, and that would be the big cost. Maybe some of you would buy bags?

March 21, 2012	#85
ExpendableZero Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Alabama Zone: 7b Posts: 49	I tried reversing one of my bags and it didn't work very well. I would avoid the ones I linked if you need black.

March 30, 2012	#89
kenny_j Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: holly michigan Posts: 380	Thanx loads to all for the info on this thread. Never thought I would ever grow in containers, now I am totally rethinking that. My big problem is my land is low and clay, amended a decent soil, the problem is 6" down it is white clay, and extremely slow to drain. Many years too wet til into june. Growing in bags may be the key for growing earlier tomatoes for me.

April 17, 2012	#90
CsMcVey Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Raleigh NC Posts: 1	I'm growing about 20 tomato plants this year, mostly cherry tomatoes. I have 5 and 10 gallon grow bags left over from last year. Am I ok w/ using the 5 gallon bags for all of my tomatoes? I have a PVC irrigation system on a timer so I can water twice a day easily. Some of the varieties I am growing: Sungold, Sweet Million, Green Grape, Yellow Pear, Arkansas Traveler, Lemon Boy, Black Cherry, White Cherry.